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#Theater #Arts #Podcasting Education #Music #Self-Improvement #Creative Mentor for Female Singers #Lainey Prendeville Crawford | Holistic Voice Coach

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In this episode, we welcome back David French, columnist for The New York Times , former constitutional attorney, and author of Divided We Fall . We discuss the current state of American democracy, the challenges of political division, and how we can engage in civil discourse despite deep ideological differences. David also shares a personal update on his family and reflects on the profound trials and growth that come with adversity. 📌 What We Discuss: ✔️ How David and his family navigated the challenges of a serious health crisis. ✔️ The rise of political polarization and the factors driving it. ✔️ Why distinguishing between “unwise, unethical, and unlawful” is crucial in analyzing political actions. ✔️ How consuming different perspectives (even opposing ones) helps in understanding political dynamics. ✔️ The role of Christian values in politics and how they are being redefined. ⏳ Episode Highlights 📍 [00:01:00] – David French’s background and his journey from litigation to journalism. 📍 [00:02:30] – Personal update: David shares his wife Nancy’s battle with cancer and their journey as a family. 📍 [00:06:00] – How to navigate personal trials while maintaining faith and resilience. 📍 [00:10:00] – The danger of political paranoia and the pitfalls of extreme polarization. 📍 [00:18:00] – The "friend-enemy" paradigm in American politics and its influence in Christian fundamentalism. 📍 [00:24:00] – Revisiting Divided We Fall : How America’s divisions have devolved since 2020. 📍 [00:40:00] – The categories and differences of unwise, unethical, and unlawful political actions. 📍 [00:55:00] – The balance between justice, kindness, and humility in political engagement. 📍 [01:00:00] – The After Party initiative: A Christian approach to politics focused on values rather than policy. 💬 Featured Quotes 🔹 "You don't know who you truly are until your values are tested." – David French 🔹 "If we focus on the relational, we can have better conversations even across deep differences." – Corey Nathan 🔹 "Justice, kindness, and humility—if you're missing one, you're doing it wrong." – David French 🔹 "The United States has a history of shifting without repenting. We just move on." – David French 📚 Resources Mentioned David French’s Writing: New York Times David’s Book: Divided We Fall The After Party Initiative – More Info Advisory Opinions Podcast (with Sarah Isgur & David French) – Listen Here 📣 Call to Action If you found this conversation insightful, please: ✅ Subscribe to Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other on your favorite podcast platform. ✅ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen: ratethispodcast.com/goodfaithpolitics ✅ Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/politicsandreligion ✅ Watch the full conversation and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion 🔗 Connect With Us on Social Media @coreysnathan: Bluesky LinkedIn Instagram Threads Facebook Substack David French: 🔗 Twitter | BlueSky | New York Times Our Sponsors Meza Wealth Management: www.mezawealth.com Prolux Autogroup: www.proluxautogroup.com or www.granadahillsairporttransportation.com Let’s keep talking politics and religion—with gentleness and respect. 🎙️💡…

Reawaken Your Voice | Singing, Creativity, Songwriting, Make Music, Sing Again, Vocal Freedom

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Have you drifted away from singing, but lately it’s been calling you back? Do you have a deep desire to sing ~ and it’s getting harder to ignore? Do you wish you could find freedom and flow in singing? If you want to know your voice, love your voice, and use your voice as an instrument to unleash the music inside of you, then welcome home. Whether you used to sing, stopped singing, or realize you’ve suppressed your voice and want to set it free, your vocal (re)discovery and creative revival await you inside! Hey, I’m Lainey ~ former opera singer turned singer-songwriter, voice & creativity coach. Reawaken Your Voice illuminates a holistic pathway to (re)discover your creativity and liberate your artistic voice from the inside out. It was born from a time in my life when I lost my way as an artist and stopped making music altogether. I finally blazed my own trail back home to the heart of singing ~ and now I’m here to show you the way. In this podcast, I’ll teach you how to: -reconnect with your voice & creativity -unlock your artistic expression -break free from the inner critic -unleash the natural power of your singing voice -find your unique sound & artistic voice -(re)discover your courage -sing with feeling & confidence I’m here to show you the way out of your head and back to the song in your heart so you can finally give it a voice. It’s time to sing the song that is yours alone to sing. Let’s play! ＜3 Lainey Next Steps: Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching

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47 | Songwriting for Singers: 5 Common Roadblocks to Writing Your Own Music & How to Overcome Them 33:51

3 days ago33:51

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Are you a singer who wants to make your own music and explore songwriting as a creative outlet? Do you feel like you have songs inside of you, but you’re struggling to get them out for one reason or another? Singing other people’s music is great and everything, but you have your own stories, your own experiences, your own feelings and emotions and concepts that you want to bring to life through music. And you want to do it in your own unique voice, with your own artistic style. But where to begin with all the moving pieces... the musical skills, the words, playing an instrument, the vocal style, the whole production of putting all these things together into a cohesive work of art? Or maybe for you, it’s not so much the “how,” but all the other creative blocks that seem to get in the way. The resistance. The inner critic. The everyday life stuff... Well in this episode, we’re going to get into all of that as I lay out 5 common roadblocks singers have to writing their own music and singing their own songs. But not only that ~ we’ll also bust through each obstacle one by one so you can get to the freedom and joy that come with creating something of your own and expressing what's on your heart. <3 Lainey Mention: 34 | Why Making Time for Your Creativity Isn't Selfish, but ESSENTIAL to Your Holistic Well-Being P.S. Have a question you’d like answered or a topic you’d like to hear me talk about in a future episode? Let me know! I’d love to hear from you! Send me an email at: support@reawakenyourvoice.com Next Steps: Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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46 | Want to Feel Free in Your Voice as a Singer & Songwriter? Focus on THIS. 24:40

10 days ago24:40

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Are you longing to experience the freedom of singing and the joy of making music without all the technical stuff and the noise of the mind getting in the way? As a vocal artist and highly creative person, you know that being free to express yourself and create for the sake of creating is a feeling like no other. But it can sometimes get lost in the pursuit of mastery, of conquering vocal technique and gaining the musical skills and knowledge to translate what’s coming through you. So if the answer to vocal freedom and creative flow isn’t found in vocal technique and musical mastery, then what SHOULD we focus on to get us to that place of feeling free in our voice? In today’s episode, I’ll dive into the ONE thing you need to focus on in order to truly set your voice free and express yourself creatively through singing and songwriting. And not only that ~ I’ll also share with you what that one thing opens up for you, what it allows you to do as an artist, how to get started with it, and why it’s important on your vocal, musical, and creative journey. Because once you get a taste of that freedom… you’ll want to find your way back to that place again and again. So whether you’ve experienced it before and are seeking to find your way back, or you’re looking to experience it for the first time… perhaps in a long time… then listen in. <3 Lainey Next Steps: Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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45 | Getting Back On Stage: 4 Performance Tips for Rusty Singers 31:15

17 days ago31:15

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There are seasons of the vocal journey when we step away from the stage, lean into the silence, and spend some time away ~ whether we’re seemingly forced into it or we intentionally choose to take a break from performing. And sometimes we even shut down our voice and stop singing altogether ~ I’ve been there. If you’ve been in such a season, it can feel a bit intimidating to get back into it and start sharing your voice again. Maybe you’re thinking... I’m so rusty, my voice is out of shape, I feel like I’ve reverted and lost my confidence, I don’t even know if I’ve still got it… Deep breath… Ease your mind because in this episode, I’ll be taking you step by step through the planning, preparation, practice, and performance phases of the process, offering tips for each stage as you get back out there, start singing for audiences, and take that initial step towards sharing your voice again ~ with ease, and joy, and peace. I pray these 4 tips will help encourage you to go out there and just get that first performance under your belt ~ and help you ease back into it with peace and JOY. You can sing again. <3 Lainey Listen to Related Episodes: 39 | How to Get Comfortable Singing in Front of People: 5 Tips to Grow Your Confidence 14 | Calm Your Nerves Before Singing for Others with this Step-by-Step Grounding Practice 7 | Fear of Singing in Front of Others? 4 Steps to Find Your Courage & Build the Confidence to Share Your Voice 5 | Break Free from the Inner Critic & Get Back to the Heart of Singing with this ONE Simple Shift Next Steps: Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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44 | Improve Your Overall Sound with These 3 Simple Vocal Tips for Singers 14:43

24 days ago14:43

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In this episode, I share 3 simple vocal tips that will help you open your voice, find vocal freedom, and improve your overall tone quality as a singer and vocalist. These are quick remedies to common mistakes that I see and hear singers making time and time again. When you know how to bring awareness to them, they are actually quite easy to fix. No matter where you are on your vocal journey, these minor adjustments will guide you back to the importance of the foundational elements of great singing ~ and make a major difference in your overall sound and tone quality. So listen up, take out your notebook and a pen, and get ready to hear a big shift in your voice when you apply these three small tweaks to your vocal technique. <3 Lainey Listen to Related Episodes: 33 | Shut Down Your Voice? Open it Up Again With this ONE Simple Singing Practice 20 | Learn to Navigate Your Full Vocal Range by Understanding These 3 Key Areas of Resonance Next Steps: Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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43 | Finding Your Artistic Voice: 3 Things You Need to Hone Your Unique Sound as a Singer & Songwriter 28:24

4 weeks ago28:24

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If you want to uncover your unique sound and find your artistic voice as a singer, there are 3 things that stand out to me as critical parts of the process. In this episode, we dive into each of these 3 essentials as I explain why they’re important, how they help you get to the heart of your creative voice, and how to actually implement them in your life and practice as a singer, songwriter, and vocal artist. So if you’ve found yourself comparing your voice to others, judging your sound, wishing you could just figure out what your own unique style is and confidently lean into that with true authenticity, then you’re gonna want to listen in. Let’s talk about what it REALLY takes to liberate your artistic voice from the inside out ~ and sing your song in the way that only YOU can. <3 Lainey Next Steps: Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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42 | Music Making & Motherhood: Nurturing Your Children AND Your Creativity as a Mother & Vocal Artist 33:41

5 weeks ago33:41

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This one goes out to all the singing mamas out there, the musical mamas to be, the singers who also aspire to be mothers one day. Can we just say… motherhood is hard! It is both the most difficult thing I’ve ever done AND the most rewarding. So what does all of this mean for your creative life, your music, your voice, your art? Today’s episode is more of a candid, open conversation in which I’ll share a bit of my story, but I also want to give you some ideas in terms of what has worked for me when it comes to balancing motherhood and artistry as a singer. I hope this episode will give you a dose of encouragement to keep singing through it all, and reassurance that you can do and be both. Though it may look different and require adaptation… though it may feel impossible to find the time and energy for singing and making music when you’ve been pouring everything you have into your children… you can be BOTH a mother AND an artist. <3 Lainey Related Episode: 11 | How to Make Time for Music When You Have No Time Next Steps: Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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41 | What You Need to Get Started with Vocal Improvisation: A Simple Roadmap for Singers 20:10

6 weeks ago20:10

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One of the best practices for opening your voice and creativity is Vocal Improvisation. In today's episode, I'll walk you through what it is, why you should weave it into your singing practice, and what you need to get started. At the end of our conversation today, I hope to leave you with a roadmap that leads you to creative flow and vocal freedom ~ one that you can take with you on an experimental journey of self-discovery. So make it your own, add in some detours, take the scenic route, and enjoy the process! Let's Play! <3 Lainey Related Episode: 31 | Vocal Improvisation: A Powerful Tool to Free Your Voice, Creativity, and Expression Next Steps: Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Book a Free Discovery Call: reawakenyourvoice.com/discovery Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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40 | Perfectionism vs. Excellence: How to Create Beautiful Work Without Falling into the Trap 21:14

7 weeks ago21:14

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If you’ve ever considered yourself to be a perfectionist, then today’s episode is for you. As a “recovering perfectionist” myself, who has learned to see the truth through the lies and who has found a way to deal with these tendencies when they inevitably creep in, I want to share with you some of the tools that have worked for me. Because if you allow perfectionism to take over and infiltrate your creativity, it can completely derail you as an artist. And it doesn’t have to be that way. You can create beautiful work without beating yourself up along the way. You can achieve greatness without the pressure of never feeling like it’s good enough. You can move beyond the paralysis of tearing yourself up throughout the creative process and back into playful, joyful creating while still making beautiful music. Here are 3 questions you can ask yourself to discern between the destructive energy of perfectionism and the constructive energy of reaching toward excellence so you can rediscover the joy in singing. <3 Lainey Next Steps: Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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39 | How to Get Comfortable Singing in Front of People: 5 Tips to Grow Your Confidence 26:15

8 weeks ago26:15

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Sharing your voice in the world requires vulnerability. Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. Stepping into the unknown and allowing people to witness you in it . Being seen and heard in this way can bring up a lot of fear and insecurities when it comes to your singing voice and your creative expression as a whole. The good news is that when you practice doing this, it becomes familiar, it becomes known. Through practice, preparation and repetition, you begin to feel at home in your voice and on stage ~ whether it be a physical stage with spotlights and a live audience, or a metaphorical stage where you’re stepping in front of the microphone to record something you’ll share later, or in front of the camera in a virtual space… or even just opening your mouth to sing in a group of people sitting around a campfire. But how do you get to that place of being comfortable singing in front of people, opening your voice and sharing your heart so vulnerably? Well that’s what this week’s episode is all about. I want to share with you 5 tips to grow your confidence and expand your comfort zone so that you can overcome the fear of singing in front of people and confidently share your voice with others. And hey – You got this. I believe in you. It’s time for you to start believing in yourself. Here’s how. <3 Lainey Related Episodes Referenced: 7 | Fear of Singing in Front of Others? 4 Steps to Find Your Courage & Build the Confidence to Share Your Voice 14 | Calm Your Nerves Before Singing for Others with this Step-by-Step Grounding Practice 33 | Shut Down Your Voice? How to Open it Up Again with This ONE Simple Singing Practice Next Steps: Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching…

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38 | Permission to Sing: How to Nurture Your Desire to Make Music 23:47

9 weeks ago23:47

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There’s a seed within you that was planted long ago and is only awaiting your activation in order to crack open, rise up, reach for the light, open and blossom. And that seed is your desire to sing, to make music, to use your creativity and your voice as an instrument to express what’s in your heart. But it’s all too common to allow that seed to go dormant, burying it deep, fearful of what may happen if we begin to acknowledge it and water it and allow it to grow roots in us. I’ve heard from so many people just like you throughout the years who have expressed their sadness in realizing how much they have denied themselves permission to follow their passion and have suppressed their desire to sing. Today, I want to help you eliminate this denial and take that pivotal step of giving yourself the permission to sing. By making this simple yet essential decision to nurture your voice, you allow the natural growth process to unfold ~ so that you can move forward in giving that seed everything it needs to thrive. May this episode help your voice to grow and flourish with ease! <3 Lainey Mention: Who Sang the First Song? By Ellie Holcomb Next Steps: Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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37 | Does Your Dream of Singing Feel Too Far Out of Reach? Here’s the Truth. 21:44

10 weeks ago21:44

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Big creative dreams can sometimes feel out of reach… unrealistic even… and so we often stop ourselves before we start. Or we start and stop and start and stop as we cycle through overwhelm, fear, and doubt. But those dreams are planted inside of you for a reason ~ they are yours to nurture and cultivate and bring to life! That’s why I want to devote this episode to dispelling a few common blocks or limiting beliefs that too often keep gifted, passionate, creative women like you from really pursuing the dream to sing and make music and make a difference with your voice. By shining a light on the truth about each of these perceived obstacles, I hope to offer you encouragement and inspiration to say YES to the creative vision you see inside of you. It’s time to stop denying yourself the permission to follow your heart and pursue your passion for singing & making music, and to start living a life where your creativity gets to have a voice ~ fully expressed. <3 Lainey Next Steps: Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching…

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36 | The Vocal Artist's Path & The Beginner's Mind: 5 Tips to Start Where You Are 29:07

11 weeks ago29:07

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Often as we enter a new year, we’re thinking about what we want to create... what goals, dreams, and aspirations we want to focus on or work towards this year. There’s something about the calendar turning over that gets us dreaming again… But too often, these new creative projects and goals can be derailed by perfectionism. And so we stop before we even begin… or we start and then beat ourselves up for not being perfect from the get-go. That’s why it’s so important to approach these new beginnings with a healthy mindset ~ this is where the concept of the Beginner’s Mind comes into play… Is there something you want to start, or begin again, or learn anew, a new path, a pivot, a shift, a different way of doing things that is calling you, but you feel like you should be further along? Like you should know that by now? If you’re struggling to allow yourself to start messy, or want to learn something new, and do it with a fresh perspective, less pressure, more freedom ~ I have 5 tips to help you start with a Beginner’s Mind. This is the beginning of something beautiful. So just start. Meet yourself where you are and begin. Here are 5 tips to help you do just that. <3 Lainey P.S. I want to hear from you! What questions do you have? What are you loving on the podcast? What do you want more of? I’d love to create a future episode inspired by your questions, your requests, your interests, desired topics ~ so send them my way! You can email me at support@reawakenyourvoice.com Next Steps: Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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35 | Renew Your Artistic Vision in the New Year with This 5 Step Creative Exercise for Singers & Vocal Artists 40:43

12 weeks ago40:43

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You’re in for a special treat today ~ a *mini reTREAT* for you and your creative spirit ~ to close out the year and step into a renewed vision for yourself as an artist in the new year. So set aside some time for yourself and your creativity (and if you need convincing that it’s not only okay, but essential to your well-being to devote time to nurturing your creativity, check out my previous episode 34 about releasing the guilt and embracing a little self-nourishment for the soul!). Gather your art supplies, your colorful pens, blank paper, paints and a blank canvas, collage materials, whatever your creative spirit is drawn to use ~ because we’re about to tap into our inner visual artist to connect with our inner voice! I’ll walk you through a 5-step process to “cultivate your creative garden” for the new year while allowing your intuition ~ your inner voice ~ to lead you deeper through visual art. We’ll touch on: Celebrating the Harvest ~ what flourished? What needs pruning? What weeds need pulled? Name Your Season What are you planting anew? You ready? Let’s PLAY! <3 Lainey Next Steps: Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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34 | Why Making Time for Your Creativity Isn't Selfish, but ESSENTIAL to Your Holistic Well-Being 23:41

13 weeks ago23:41

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One of the greatest gifts you can give yourself is time with your art to nurture your creativity. And yet, so many of us struggle to give ourselves that gift. We think it’s selfish. There’s always something else we think we should be doing instead… But if we want to live a creative life… to be the artist we were designed to be, to use the gifts we’ve been given to serve others, we must be willing to pour into ourselves, the same way we so willingly pour into others. So today’s episode is dedicated to the mission of encouraging you to release the guilt of setting aside time for your own creativity and to give yourself permission to receive that gift. I hope it will leave you feeling inspired to set aside some time during this very sacred season to nurture your creativity and spend some quality time with your art ~ your music, your voice, the song in your heart. And as we move into the new year, I pray this time will be fruitful for you and will yield a renewed vision for what you’d like to do with this beautiful gift of creativity that you have at your fingertips… on the tip of your tongue… just waiting to be given a voice. <3 Lainey Next Steps: Work with Lainey: reawakenyourvoice.com/coaching Watch the Free Workshop: reawakenyourvoice.com/workshop Visit the Website: reawakenyourvoice.com Email Us: support@reawakenyourvoice.com…

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33 | Shut Down Your Voice? How to Open it Up Again with This ONE Simple Singing Practice 25:52

14 weeks ago25:52